WASTELAND RECLAMATION

SUBMITTED BY PARVATHI GOPINATH S4 EEE

Introduction
Soil erosion leads to creation of wastelands One of the pressing problems of our community Serious shortage of food grains

Wasteland Classification
Easily Reclaimable Reclaimable with some difficulty. Reclaimable with extreme difficulty

Easily Reclaimable
Used for agriculture by reducing salt content by leaching and flushing. Gypsum,Urea, Potash and compost are added before planting crops for such areas.

Reclaimable with some difficulty

Agro forestry Uses interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops or livestock. Technique to create more integrated, diverse , productive, healthy and sustainable land use systems. One way to conserve biodiversity.

Agro forestry

Reclaimable with extreme difficulty

Can be used for forestry or to recreate natural ecosystem.

Need for Wasteland Development

Source of income for rural poor. Constant supply of fuel, fodder and timber. Makes soil fertile by preventing soil erosion and conserving moisture. Helps to maintain an ecological balance in the area.

Process of Wasteland Reclamation

Identification of the problem at micro level District,village and plot level surveys of the wasteland Plan based on the communitys need must be produced A think-tank of administrators,ecologists,and local NGOs must be involved

Factors responsible for the formation of wastelands Classification based on the factors responsible Marginally Partially Severely deteriorated

Strategies for the reclamation of waste lands

Demonstrate improved methods of cultivation Arranging loans for landless farmers Organization of public campaigns on the various aspects of wasteland utilization Changing the cropping patterns in drought prone areas Selection of appropriate crops for fodder and trees Testing soil in labs Checking collapse of irrigation system

Conclusion
The demands of our increasing human population for environmental goods and services have imposed severe pressure on the available land resources.Thus the development of agro forestry based agriculture and forestry has become a prime prerequisite for the overall development of our economy.the only hope of increasing productivity lies in bringing appropriate improvement in the wasteland spread over the country

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